I'm not sure Rex couldn't handle it as much as he didn't care to handle it, his father was that way and his brother is that way too..
That's just another way to describe somebody who can't keep his emotions in check, somebody who can't handle pressure, who can't deal with people going after him. Bowles would stay calm, he'd put up his shield and not let it bother him. Rex is a guy, if you take a shot at him, if you want to go toe to toe with him, if he can sense that you have some malicious intent, he starts attacking you. He doesn't defend himself, he goes after yu. That's his mentality. Whether it's him calling out players, wanting to fight them, him flipping off fans, cussing out fans, getting fined for all that by the NFL, him going after reporters, acting like a clown in the media during a presser. He doesn't chose to do that. That's why he shows up the next day to apologize, all the time. He can't control himself. You'll never see BB or Bowles try to fight players or have those type of meltdowns in the media. It's selfish. Players do the same thing. They start punching guys, you have Albert Haynesworth stepping on some dude's head because he loses control of himself and he can't handle it anymore, or Terrell Suggs jumping into somebodies legs and trying to hurt the guy, Andre Johnson fighting Finnegan because he got under his skin, all those are selfish plays and dumb penalties. You put yourself first, you forget that you are part of a team, that you put the team in bad situation, that you embarrass the team. Look at the video again and then tell me that he was in full control and just decided to play along. I don't see him really making a choice there, he just completely lost it. Like Herm Edwards when he started talking about winning. Or Dennis Green. Those are your typical NFL meltdowns. But I can honestly say I've never seen an NFL headcoach act THAT crazy. That was just so childish.
IMO this clip clearly demonstrates how stupid Rex is. He's competing to win the stupid Snoopy Bowl? I understand NYC pride and all that, but c'mon. You don't put either your starter or backup QB in behind your 3rd string OL. I don't care if it was the first preseason game or the last. That's just stupid. If he really wanted to win the game that much, then he should have put his OL starters in to protect the QB. If he thought Mark gave the team the best chance to win the game, then that should have told him that Mark should have been the starter going into the season, and then not put him in the game behind the 3rd string OL. Rex is just stupid. He doesn't get it. He gets defensive because he thinks he's right. He can't even see the possibility that he's wrong. He has no business being the HC of a football team.
No...Rex wants to win...period.... he was/is always like that when it comes to football... he's emotional. So you guys want a coach who says..."ahh fuk it... it doesn't matter since it doesn't count" And seems like someone didn't read the whole article..
Tom Coughlin was also competing to win that game just as much,So how big of a peice of shit is he to?
I would take Rex's bravado over Bowles' whispering ANY DAY. I put Todd Bowles interviews on loop when I'm trying to get my kids to go to sleep. I'm just hoping 'whispering' translates to more wins some how. If it does, I'll learn to like The Coach Whisperer
Who is this Rex guy ya'll are talking about? Nice article today in the Times about the current New York Jets head football coach, Mr. Todd Bowles: "For Jets' Todd Bowles, a Lifetime of Calmly Facing Challenges" http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/s...g-challenges.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0 NotSatoshi will be happy- the article comes complete with a cheesy "running through a brick wall" reference. Bowles on his decision to retire from the NFL at age 30: “Usually when a coach tells you to run through a brick wall, you run through a brick wall,” Bowles said. “When you start counting the bricks, it’s time to retire. I started counting the bricks.” Its a nice feel good article though on the state of the Jets with the season starting
don't you know....head coaches are measured by their personality and media approach.. how they motivate players, how they play in December and January, the X's and O's.......that's all extraneous to the main criteria. show me the presser!
I disagree. I want HC who wants to win and hates to lose, but I don't want him doing stupid things to win, and putting Sanchez in behind the 3rd string OL was flat out stupid, and imo a fireable offense in and of itself.
The role of the HC is not to be an entertainer, comedian or inspire the fanbase with his press conferences. It's to develop the talent he has on hand, and build a tough, competitive football team. There's a difference between style and substance. Too often today people are fooled by style and choose it over substance that isn't quite as glitzy or glamourous. Rex is a blowhard, ass clown that doesn't deserve to be a HC at anything above the HS level, and maybe not even that high. Bowles is serious and focused. He does press conferences because they're part of the job, not because he loves the attention like media whore Rex. Give me a serious, focused, mature, intelligent football coach any day over a freaking blowhard, ass clown like Rex any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
The NFL is entertainment. See 'half time shows'. Coach speak during the week is a big part of following a team. To say how entertaining your HC is is meaningless is not accurate. It's like saying "It doesn't matter where I sit on the plane as long as I get there". True to a point, but first class is sooo much better. When it comes to the podium, Rex Ryan was first class. Bowles is cattle class.
But that doesn't make sense. That's like saying you want your QB be able to convert field goals. It's not his job to kick field goals. It's irrelevant, it doesn't help him. QB's are measured by what they do in the offense, how they throw or even run the ball. Todd's job is to get the players to play at their highest level. He's not a comedian, his job is not to entertain people. You can get a clown to do that. Go down the list of SB champs the last 20 years. How many of those guys had a big mouth, like Rex? Flipping off fans, cussing out fans, threatening to fight players. And how many of them were even keeled, cool, calm guys and good teachers? Never too high, never too low, they don't write off a season after a loss, they don't think they're a SB lock after a win. I think the ratio is like 0:20. Guys like Rex don't have any leadership skills. They're just there talking a big game. He's there talking shit and come sunday his players have to step up for him. It's ridiculous in how much trouble he gets his players with his big mouth. "Hey, Watt, we're ready for you. Shoot, come Sunday we'll kick your ass, trust me." And Breno will be like "thanks you idiot". I understand that if you're Cimini, Mehta or one of those beat writers, you value this "big mouth quality" in a headcoach. Because it sells papers. But why would the fans care? We just want the team to win. Plus, Bowles isn't boring or dull. He's beginning to open up, he's had a bunch of great lines the past few days in his pressers. But he's professional, he answers questions during his pressers, he's not there to be funny. Here's one from today: http://www.newyorkjets.com/videos/v...dy-to-Go/88684150-ab43-475b-8800-23754acf9a1b At the 1:45 mark. "If you want to get me excited bring Gladys Knight in here."
Unless you're being sarcastic ala DaBallhawk, then maybe you'd be happier rooting for the Bills than the Jets. He'll give you plenty to be entertained about during the week, but on Sundays, not so much. Then he'll show himself to be clueless and inept. Want to see the halftime show at the SB with your team in it? Fuhgeddabout it, as they say in NYC. It will never happen for a team with Rex as the HC. The NFL is entertainment to some, but to most of us it's about the purity of the game, the competition, mano-a-mano. Coach speak during the is NOT even a small part of following a football team for most fans. I've never even heard someone remotely suggest that. I'm sitting here in shock that you did. You may be the only football fan who gives a rat's ass how entertaining his football coach is. Most of us want a grown up, an intelligent man who knows his Xs and Os; knows how to motivate/handle players; holds them accountable; has them playing smart, tough, disciplined football, and who don't beat themselves with stupid penalties and TOs; knows how to develop talent/teach; knows how to keep his players focused; is organized; knows how to manage the game and the clock (including TOs); and who is adept at game planning for opponents, but has the flexibility and ability to adapt and change on the fly when the game plan isn't working. Rex isn't most of those things.
Just wanna point out that the Bills sold 60,000 season tickets for the first time in franchise history.Obviously Rex being himself has everything to do with it because they haven't played a game yet.It Has nothing to do with the game itself but obviously having a personality helps ,I'm sure the owner appreciates what its doing for his bank account
If a HC's only job is to coach the team, then why are HCs required to address the media (fans) after every game and during the week? And if Revis' only job is to cover the other teams #1 WR, why is Revis required to address the media (fans)? Because the whole thing is entertainment. And when the NFL requires the HC to entertain us from behind the podium, I much prefer Ryan's 20 minutes to Bowles' snooze fest. I'm not sure what a HC's personality behind the podium for our pleasure has to do with him coaching a D-Line.
I see what you mean. A HC with personality that's a riot to listen to can not be a good HC. Got it. Only monotone boring HCs can coach a team.
